Door problems of the 2006 Toyota Sienna - part 2

I have 2006 Toyota Sienna le van and the side power sliding door has stopped working. The door is frozen in open position and will not close. The motor will move it a little before freezing. This is a garaged vehicle that has no ice.

My 2006 Toyota Sienna has sensors on the sliding door to ensure it doesn't close and injure people. My kids usually step out and operate the sliding doors by themselves. But two days ago after I parked the car in the driveway, my four year old daughter's fingers got stuck in the door while she was closing it. The sensors did not work. Her fingers were stuck in there for atleast 20 seconds until I opened it. The injuries were minor and she is doing ok now, but I'm now concerned about the safety of my family especially while operating the doors.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the driver side rear sliding door suddenly opened and was unable to be closed. The contact called a tow truck company and the driver disconnected the door wires so that the door could be closed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 32,000.

My 2006 Toyota Sienna right rear power sliding door would not close. It rolled almost shut, then opened again. The cable that pulls the door shut was loose along the track and I noticed it seemed to be frayed. I had my 3 children in the car and it was raining. I had to forcefully pull the door closed and still could not get it closed because the cable was keeping it from closing. I was forced to get pliers and cut the cable so I could keep my children safe and drive back home with the door closed. The car has just over 60,000 miles on it. Now I have removed the cable and use the door as a manual door because the cost to replace it is too high. This is unacceptable.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. While driving 25 mph, the left front passenger door motor seized, the cable snapped and the door flew open. The door would not close. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the motor and cable were replaced at the contact's expense. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that there were no recalls. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.

The contact owns 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the sliding doors on both sides of the vehicle had failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the actuator motor had a shortage and would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was out of warranty and would offer no further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 83,814.

2006 Toyota Sienna minivan. Both side sliding doors fail to close properly. Unable to manually close. Door will slide open. Repaired driver side sliding door in 2008. Now in July 2010, passenger side sliding door did not close but had been repaired but now again in December 2010 door continues to not close properly.

We purchased the van used in 2009 with 12000 miles on it and made our purchase decision based on the reputation for quality and safety that Toyota had at the time. In July 2009 the srs warning light began to illuminate. According to the dealer the air bag wiring harness and system was known to have issues. Luckily the dealer convinced Toyota USA to cover the repair. In November 2011 the light again came on and did its blinking thing. Currently we have a little over 48000 miles on the van and the dealer said that because we are past warranty that it won't be covered. A private mechanic tested the system and determined the airbags are not functioning and that Toyota has published a bulletin acknowledging the issue but refuses to repair this safety concern. When the light is blinking or on, the airbags will not deploy, putting everyone inside at risk. A van with 48000 miles should not have to have the airbags replaced twice. Looking at online forums there seems to be hundreds if not thousands of other Sienna owners experiencing the same problems and yet Toyota still refuses to recall the product or offer a reasonable repair. I am afraid that it will take a traffic collision resulting in a death or multiple deaths to push Toyota to fix this systemic problem. A second concern which seems to be problematic with our van as well as others is the welds within the driver door breaking. The vehicle has not been in an accident nor any other major incident to cause them to break. According to the private mechanic, it is a manufacturing issue and that the weld should be one of the strongest parts of the vehicle and shouldn't break.

I own a 2006 Toyota Sienna van and the passenger side sliding door is not working correctly. The sliding automatic door does not close completely on a consistent basis. It requires assistance to close and when shut, it doesn't seem to be fully/safely latched. We can hear more road noise now that before. We contracted the local Toyota dealership where we purchased the van and they knew right away that the door motor was starting to fail and we were told it could not be fixed without replacement. We were quoted $1800 to repair without anyone even wanting to look at the problem. They indicated that this is a pretty common problem with these vans. After reviewing some web postings on this problem, I am in the same boat as a large amount of consumers that have purchased this make/model/year of van. Safety is of utmost concern to ensure my children are safely riding in the passenger area of my van. I am concerned that this door closing problem could lead to an accident. Toyota is refusing to pay for the necessary repairs and I feel that they should stand behind their product better.

Side sliding door cable/motor broke. There is no way to manually close door when this happens. I had to drive a considerable distance with 3 little kids in the car and the side door open. Toyota has to replace the cable and motor assembly and will charge $1800 to do that.

We have a 2006 Toyota Sienna that we have had for 3 years. Yesterday the passenger side automatic door jammed. I had to manually close it as far as I could. I had to drive around with it partially open. When I got home I got down under it and noticed that a piece of plastic casing that surrounds the cable(that shuts the door) was cracked open, it had split off of the cable and was wrapping all around the wheels that slide in the channel that shuts the door. There was also a larger piece of plastic that had broken off somewhere up inside the door. Now the automatic door won't work at all, nor will it open or shut manually without a lot of force. I called the dealership and found out that there was not a recall on this which is surprising us because of all of the complaints online about this problem. The dealer informed me that it would cost $1200-1500 to fix the problem because the cable is combined with the motor. Obviously the design is inferior and they have used cheap plastic parts in the manufacturing. I also think Toyota is price gouging because their design is combined into a "one unit" price to fix this problem. Now we are going to be forced to cut the cable that runs the automatic door, just to be able to operate the door manually. Who can afford to put out that kind of money for a door motor? my vehicle only has 68,000 miles on it. Please help us. Help the little guy. Toyota has already given out extended warranty/recalls on this vehicle for the two front doors - popping. And the rear hatch struts. I think this problem should be added to this list. Toyota needs to be held responsible for this poor workmanship. Thank you for your consideration.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the sliding door would not close so she had to get in the back of the vehicle, force it closed and lock it from the inside to keep it closed. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who suggested that the door be removed and the motor be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. The current mileage was approximately 60,500.

Power sliding door will open but not close automatically.

06 Toyota Sienna le passenger side automatic door does not work. I cannot open it manually or automatically. It appears the motor died. We cannot use the door at all because it doesn't even open 1/2 way manually. My concern is with the kids getting out the car on the street versus the sidewalk.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna which was purchased in August 2006. She stated that the driver's side sliding door would malfunctioned unexpectedly. The dealer stated that they did not have an explanation for the failure or what caused it to occur. The estimated repair cost was over $1200 at the owner's expense. There were no recalls. The contact was concerned with the safety of her small children in the rear of the vehicle since the door could potentially open on its own. No repairs were made to date. The current and failure mileages were under 51,167.

Just discovered today ( 01-13-10 ) on my 2006 Toyota Sienna le the automatic sliding door at the passenger rear stopped working. It would not respond to the fob and the buttons inside the vehicle. Not sure exactly what the cause is but, according to other reports online, this seems to be an inherent problem with this vehicle. I am taking this opportunity to register my complaint with this product.

I have a 2006 Sienna and have a few complaints. As I have learned from reading some other complaints I know I am not the only one who has experienced a hesitation upon acceleration with the car from day 1 (January 2006 when the car was purchased). I have been told by the Toyota dealer nothing is wrong. Recently, on a very cold day I noticed the steering wheel was extremely stiff and hard to move- almost like not having powering steering. The most important reason why I am filing this is because I too have started to have a problem with the right side passenger sliding door. It started to malfunction in January of this year (2010)- one month ago. First the door wouldn't open. It would pop to release but not really open . You could not move the door to fully open it or then close it. After a while you could then manually open the door. This happened several times but would sporadically work. Toyota replaced the motor- we have platinum warranty. Then a few weeks later it started to malfunction again. I took it back and they adjusted the door. Almost immediately started to malfunction again and is worse than before-inoperable most of the time. I've been told that the whole door is out of alignment and the body shop has to adjust the door I don't know how this could happen and Toyota doesn't seem to have an answer. Door is still not fixed- I have to bring it back, but another person I think is on the right track with the hinge failing and that is probably why the door is not aligned. Aside from the inconvenience a door failure is a serious safety issue that needs to be addressed ASAP!.

The motorized sliding door on the Sienna 2006 stopping working at 51,000 miles.

I have a 2006 Toyota Sienna with an automatic sliding door. The car is 6 months out of warranty. Recently, I drove my children somewhere and the door would not close and became completely inoperable. I took the car to a local dealer and Toyota motor corp would no take responsibility to have it fixed. I checked other sources and have found that this is a systemic problem with these models and that it clearly presents a danger to passengers including children who are often passengers in minivans. The problem itself appears to be caused by poor design. Toyota has had other recall problems with it's door designs and this appears to be another one.

My 2006 Toyota Sienna, of which I am the original owner, has a passenger side rear sliding door. Without warning the door refused to close. The cable had popped out and the door will not close. We cannot drive the car because it is a safety hazard to drive with an open door. We have to have the car towed to a repair place and then pay for whatever the repair would be. We cannot afford to do this. Apparently this is a common problem which the dealer should cover as it is a safety hazard.

Power slider door failed on 2006 Sienna van. Will not close.

I have a 2006 Toyota Sienna minivan. The latch on the driver's side passenger sliding door failed to keep the door secured when driving down the road. The door would become unlatched and open slightly in transit. I took the car to the dealer and they informed me that the latch would have to be replaced. I talked to the service manager who told me that there was nothing he could do about it nor was it covered by any recall or warranty. I tried to have the regional parts manager call me, however, he would not return my call. This a major safety issue for Toyota, but they did not want to hear about it nor do anything about it. What really bothers me is that this door gets used when the grandchildren are traveling with us. I find it very upsetting that this door unlatches by itself without any prior warning.

Rear passenger sliding door will not lock. . Remains unlocked and ajar in both manual and power setting. Door has large scratch on side. Door worked fine for three months after scratch then stopped working. Took van to advantage Toyota in lynnbrook NY who blamed lock problem on door scratch and will not fix under extended warranty.

The rear power sliding door on my 2006 Toyota Sienna wagon shut on my child's thumb even though it supposedly has a mechanism to prevent it from trapping body parts.

Automatic slide doors and back door won't open in auto.

A side power sliding door on our Toyota Sienna started occasionally malfunctioning a while ago, initially simply making strange noises while opening and closing. Three months after the expiration of our warranty, the problem started getting worse, with the door requiring physical assistance to complete opening or closing. Finally, the door simply got stuck shut. We, or the dealership, are unable to open the door at all. First, this is hampering the repairing of the door, as the dealership claims they have to rip the door out to fix the problem, therefore requiring the purchase of a new door in addition to all the other repair and installation costs. This is prohibitively expensive to us at the moment, and our children and we thus have to ride in a minivan where a door cant be opened, and where the door sensor beeps from time to time, as if the door was improperly shut. Second, we feel this is a serious safety hazard. The inability to open this door might impede or prevent the timely evacuation of our family in case of an emergency (accident or others). In addition, the beeping suggests the door is improperly shut and we fear it may strangely open one day as were driving, just as it strangely got jammed. This would pose a serious safety hazard to the passengers.

Hello, this is my second complaint about a 2006 Sienna that I purchased. There seems to be a problem with the air bag light going on and off. When this happened earlier, I immediately took it to the dealer to get it fixed. Now, it has come on again and just recently it turned off. I don't know if this is normal, but I would like to know what else can I do so that my family will be secured in case of an accident. Also, the automatic slide door on the right that came equipped with it is not working properly. This happened about a 6-7 months ago. This door used to make a beep noise to let us know the door was not shut, and now when we close it, it acts like it is going to close but it opens. In other words, it does not shut unless you force it to shut which is dangerous to my youngest child.

The manual sliding door on my 2006 Toyota Sienna sticks because of a latch problem. It can cause the door to either not shut, or not open. This is a serious concern, I couldn't imagine not being able to get my child out of a burning car. Toyota really needs to fix this, there are hundreds of Sienna owners with the same issue. It sounds like this could lead to a negligence lawsuit. . Read more...

I own a Toyota Sienna 06. The automatic sliding door will not shut. They tell me it will be over 1200. 00 dollars to fix it. If I want it converted to a manual door then it will cost 600. 00 dollars or more. Why did I pay for automatic doors if they are going to break in less then 4 years? please make them recall the door motor and make them fix this problem.

I always use the keyfob to open the passenger side power sliding door. First thing this morning on my way to drop my son off at daycare, the sliding door opened just fine but was a little sluggish in closing. I had to make a stop at cvs to buy some cold medication and the sliding door jammed the next time I tried it. No amount of pushing the keyfob or in-vehicle buttons would cause the door to open/ close fully. The door was permanently jammed with an opening about 4-5 inches wide. Fortunately, the cvs is very close to the daycare and I asked for help moving his stuff while I carried him in. I could not risk driving around with the door open no matter what the distance because of the safety issues. I promptly dropped the car off at the dealership. The 2 mile drive to the dealership with the door ajar and the alarm beeping the whole time couldn't have felt longer. I've yet to hear back from them, but I did some online research and it sounds like the sliding door motor has failed. I am very concerned by the frequency that this problem occurs. I am shocked that there has been no recall due to the inherent danger this defect could pose for passengers.

Right side sliding door cable snapped so that automatic door no longer slides. Motor continues to function but cable looks rusted. Car has 45,000 miles but is under three years old.

Sliding door stopped working cannot open.

: the contact stated the rear doors of the vehicle do not close properly. To close the doors it required excessive force, and they leak when it rains. The vehicle was taken to the service dealer for inspection. After eight days, the dealer was still unable to correct the problem. Updated 03/17/06.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The driver stated that while driving 10 mph in an attempt to increase speed, the vehicle began to hesitate and surge. The dealer stated that there was nothing they could do to assist him since the failure was electrical which was also a normal function of the vehicle. The failure mileage was 10 and the current mileage was 75,000. The consumer stated when slowing down between 5- 10 mph and then speeding back up again, the van would hesitate and then surge forward to the point of jerking the consumers neck. The vehicle would slow down once the accelerator was released. Also, the drivers side door was exhibiting a popping/scrapping noise when it was being opened or closed. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer and was informed there was a recall regarding the thinness of metal which allowed the cracking of the metal where the door stop was attached to the door. Updated 04/21/10.